I'm glad it's not just me. Boy, it sure does take a crisis to find out who your "real" friends are. And they always have some excuse, "I've been busy." Aren't we all? This is why I'm trying this site, to see if I can find any sincere people. Since I found a nice guy online, maybe I could find a friend too.
People do suck. I agree with you, and sympathize. I always like to say to salespeople (for example) who say, "Refer your friends" that I "don't have any friends." I love the shocked look...LOL
It is also depressing to go to an IM window on my phone for example, and it says, "You have no friends in your contacts." Thank you. (As if I need to be told that)
I also hate it when people say, "Let's get together for lunch or something". When I call their bluff on it, funny how they give you the runaround. They didn't mean it in the first place.... So I say the ball is in their court now. Sick of being the one to call THEM, they do not call ME. Friendship should be a two-way street. They could/should make the effort.
God it felt good to get that out.